mutuum

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noun

A loan of a fungible thing to be restored by a similar thing of the same kind, quantity, and quality.

Similar
loan for consumption
Opposite
commodatumloan for use
OriginMiddle English [Term?] ← Latin mūtuum →
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Meanings

nounmutuum (plural mutuums or mutua)

plural mutuums · plural mutua

  1. Romancivil lawlawA loan of a fungible thing to be restored by a similar thing of the same kind, quantity, and quality.
  2. A contract in which movables are loaned in this way.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
loan for consumption
Opposite
commodatumloan for use

Origin

  1. Latinmūtuum“loan”
  2. Middle English[Term?]
  3. Englishmutuum

From Middle English [Term?], from Latin mūtuum (“loan”), neuter substantive of mūtuus (“borrowed, lent”).

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APA

mutuum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutuum

MLA

“mutuum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutuum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutuum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutuum.

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